CSSF Iraq
The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) is a cross government fund that supports and delivers activity to tackle instability, prevent conflicts and respond to fragility. The CSSF operates in 70 countries, including Iraq.
The CSSF Iraq programme delivers against 3 outcomes:
The threat posed by terrorist actors is reduced by a coordinated state led security and governance apparatus.
The state is more accountable, evidence-based and responsive with sufficient institutional capacity to deliver essential services; and
Active citizens are able to access and engage with the state to increase representation and influence the ways in which their needs are met.
strengthening UK capabilities
CSSF Iraq Women, Peace and Security project: details
Despite the essential role of women’s rights organisations (WROs) in the safeguarding of women and girls’ rights and security through service provision, policy, and advocacy, there remains a significant gap in international donor support to WROs in Iraq. Lack of funding to WROs working on WPS in Iraq and the Kurdish Region of Iraq (KRI) was a key finding of Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) commissioned research by GAPS in 2019 (The 10 Steps: Turning Women, Peace and Security Commitments to Implementation) and its recommendation that funding for women-led Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) should be a priority. This concurs with findings and recommendations from a scoping exercise conducted in 2020 to inform the development of WPS programming under the CSSF-Iraq portfolio.